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🧊 What barbacks make in Lower East Side, Manhattan
Typical pay
$14.18/hr
$11.35–$26.91 an hour · plus tips 💸
💸 $11.35/hr is NYC’s legal tipped minimum — and tipped jobs can often bring in hundreds of dollars in tips on top.
NYC overall: $16.50/hr
Barback pay by neighborhood
Financial District · Manhattan$17/hrTribeca · Manhattan$17/hrFlatiron · Manhattan$17/hrGramercy · Manhattan$17/hrMidtown · Manhattan$17/hrMidtown East · Manhattan$17/hrHell’s Kitchen · Manhattan$17/hrChelsea · Manhattan$16.75/hrLower East Side · Manhattan$14.18/hrEast Village · Manhattan$14.18/hrMurray Hill · Manhattan$14.18/hrSoHo · Manhattan$14/hrWest Village · Manhattan$14/hrPark Slope · Brooklyn$11.35/hr
From the pay posted on live Lower East Side, Manhattan restaurant listings, updated daily. Typical = the middle; the range runs from the lower tenth to the top tenth. Yearly salaries shown per hour (÷ 2,080).